Time Out!
Everyone needs to take time out from the day-in, day-out routine. I don’t know about you but I sometimes forget that there aren’t 8 days a week and I go charging off exercising like a maniac.
Do you know how to spell “burn-out”?
Yes, you want to get that weight off in the worst way. Yes, exercise is the best fastest way to do so. But, sister (or brother), take a day off from exercise. Plan to take one day off per seven days. It will give your body and mind a much deserved mini-vacation. And the added benefit of throwing off your body’s tendency to adapt, too.
Atheletes and body builders know from experience that if they work out day after day without a break, their bodies “rebel”. It sort of says, “give me time out or I will force a time out”.
Same with your food plan. Your body will adapt and your weight loss will plateau if you eat the same breakfast, lunch and dinner, day after day.
Change the food types. Surprise your body with something new. Eat a large clump of grapes one breakfast with yogurt, for example, if you are used to two eggs, wheat toast and milk.
Try not to get into a rut in anything you do. Surprise yourself!